One of the stars of the 2014 Brazil World Cup, it was no secret even before the tournament that Alexis Sánchez was a player of considerable talent and natural ability. Udinese signed the Chilean player in 2006 but he spent the first couple of years as a professional playing in his home country and in Argentina. From 2008 until 2011, he plied his trade in Italy and showed sufficient quality to earn a £25 million move to Spanish giants Barcelona. Sánchez scored his fair share in three years at the Nou Camp, including the winning goal in the first Clásico of 2013-14 a spectacular chip that brought roars of delight from the Catalan crowd but given Barcelonas array of attacking talent he found it difficult to establish himself as a first-team regular. His standout performances in Chiles impressive World Cup campaign placed him front and centre in the shop window, and Arsenal forked out £35 million to bring the player to the Emirates. Sánchez is more than capable of chipping in with goals but the ankle injury sustained by Olivier Giroud, which will keep the Frenchman on the side-lines until the New Year, has forced Wenger to play the Chilean in a more advanced role than might have originally been envisaged. New signing Danny Welbeck should relieve some of the pressure, but the fans will look to Sánchez to justify his price tag and provide a versatile, reliable attacking threat. Expect him to be equal to the task and score a hatful of goals in his debut season in the Premier League.
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